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Medieval windmill diagram (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 days ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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[–] mandelbrotvurst 8 points 2 days ago

I think this is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_Things_Work

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They used these for automatic hammers? That's fucking rad

[–] PugJesus 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Trip hammers are neat as hell. Usually you see them in conjunction with watermills though.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 2 points 2 days ago

The bit where he walked over and started straightening it out lengthwise, 🤌 satisfying